Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer 1872
| Author | John W. Chater |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English, many in (Geordie dialect) |
| Genre | book, almanac |
| Publisher | John W. Chater |
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Publication date
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1872 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | over 130 pages |
Chater's Canny Newcassel Diary and Remembrancer was a book, published in 1872 by John W. Chater. It contained a mixture of songs, poems, humorous tales, jokes, conundrums, tongue twisters and other items of frivolity.
The full title of the book was “Chater's "Canny Newcassel" Diary and Local Remembrancer, For Bissextile or Leap-Year, 1872. Compiled expressly for this district. J. W. Chater, 89, Clayton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne - 1872”
A copy of an original books is now held at Beamish Museum
The front cover is as thus :-
CHATER'S
"CANNY NEWCASSL"
DIARY
AND
Local Remembrancer,
FOR BISSEXTILE OR LEAP-YEAR,
1872
COMPILED EXPRESSLY FOR THIS DISTRICT
- - - - - - -
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE
J. W. CHATER, 89, CLAYTON STREET
1872
The contents cover many topics, mainly written in the Geordie dialect, often very broad.
Below is a small sample of the songs (and poetry) which this book contained :-
D-D1 - according to Dunbar's local songs and recitations 1874, the writer is William Dunbar
M-G2 - according to Marshall's Collection of Songs, Comic, Satirical 1827, the writer is Robert Gilchrist
Tune-A -The tune is not given in the book - but it has been added as attributed in Thomas Allan's Illustrated Edition of Tyneside Songs and Readings of 1891
Geordie dialect words
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